Woodford Folk Festival, Qld

December 27, 2009 - January 1, 2010

The Woodford Folk Festival is an event of international standing. Held over six days and six nights from Dec 27th through to January 1st. More than 2000 performers and 580 events are programmed featuring local, national and international guests.

The exciting programme featuring concerts, dances, street theatre, writers’ panels, film festival, comedy sessions, acoustic jams, social dialogue and debate, folk medicine, an entire children’s festival, an environmental programme featuring talks, debates and films, art and craft workshops, circus performances and workshops, late night cabarets, parades and special events including a spectacular fire event.

Within the festival village you can find 22 performance venues, of which 18 are all weather. The festival streets are lined with restaurants, cafes, stalls, bars, street theatre and parades. Tree-filled campgrounds, butterfly walks, ponds and wildlife complete the picturesque site.

Who's playing...

AFRO DIZZI ACT featuring Jali Buba Kuyateh, Andrew Veivers, Angie Hart, Ark Room, Band of Brothers, Band of Frequencies, Bernard Carney and David Hyams, BONJAH, Brides of Groove, Busby Marou, Chloe Hall Trio, Chocolate Strings, Clare Bowditch, CLAYMORE, Crosspulse Duo featuring Keith Terry and Evie Ladin, Dallas Frasca, Damian Howard and the Ploughboys, Daniel Champagne, Deep Blue Orchestra, Dirt Music Club, Doc Span Band featuring Jane Michele, Doc Span Blues, Don McGlashan (NZ), Dr Strangeways, Dubmarine, Emma Dean, Extended Family, Fiona Boyes, Flap!, Folkoholics (SLOVENIJA and CHILE), Fred Smith Band, Frencham Smith, Ganga Giri, George Jackson and Davydd McDonald, Georgia Potter, Grace Barbe, Graeme Connors, Greg Sheehan, Hobson’s Choice, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Indigenous Intrudaz, Innes Campbell and Present Company, Iwantja Band, Jali Buba Kuyateh Solo (SENEGAL), Jambo Africa, James Blundell, James Morrison, Jen Cloher and The Endless Sea, Jigger, Jim Conway’s Big Wheel, John Butler Trio, John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew, Juke Baritone & The Swamp Dogs, Kaki King (USA), Kavisha Mazzella, Kim Churchill, Kim Cunio and Heather Lee, LABJACD, Lachlan Green, Laneous & The Family Yah, LENTIC - Ember Swift (CANADA), Lisa Mitchell, Liz Frencham & Robbie Long, Lolo Lovina, Lothlorien, Mama Kin, Martin Pearson and The MP3, Matheson, Men Wot Sing, Merri-May Gill, Miguel, Miles and Karina, Mister and Sunbird, Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants, Montgomery, Barker & Burke, Mountain Mocha, Kilimanjaro (JAPAN), Mr Percival, Mzaza, Nano Stern (CHILE), Nathan (CANADA), NGAIIRE, Nicky Bomba, Noel Gardner Trio, Paul Dempsey, Phil Manning, Pigeonwing Strings, Rapskallion, Rich’n’Famous, Round Mountain Girls, Ryan Meeking and The Few, Senor Cabrales, Shellie Morris, Squeebz, Street Warriors, Tashi Lhunpo Tibetan Monks, The Audreys, The Blues Preachers, The BordererS, the medics, The Middle East, The Mojo Webb Band, The Panics, The Perch Creek Family Jugband, The Red-Eyes, The Rhythm Hunters, The Rooftops, The Saruzu Quartet, The Sins, The Transbalkan Express, The Upsteppers, The Yabu Band, TiMBAH, Timothy Carroll, TinPan Orange, Toni Childs (USA), Tripod, Tulca mor, Vince Jones, Whitley, Xenos

Getting There:

Driving from South:

Drive along the Bruce Highway from Brisbane. Turn left at Kilcoy Exit 152. Follow service road parallel to highway. Turn left onto D’Aguliar Highway. Travel straight through to Woodford. Four kilometers after Woodford, turn right onto Kilcoy-Beerwah Road. Travel one kilometer then turn left into Woodrow Road.

Driving from North:

Turn off the Bruce Highway at Highway 85 (Kilcoy), just short of the Caboolture turnoff, and follow the D’Aguilar Highway to Woodford. Travel four kilometres after Woodford and turn right towards Beerwah, travel one kilometre, then turn left into Woodrow Road.

There is free parking on the festival site for festival patrons who travel by car.

Be careful of cyclists on the road.